Hinge for boxes and the like.



w. a. KENDALL, HINGE FOB BOXES AND THE LIKE;

APPLICATION FILED NM?- 2, 1916.

Patented Au 14, 1917.

Kendail.

STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' wnpmmc. KENDALL, or NEWARK, new .rnnsn nines 'ron BOXES AND THE LIKE.

, To all whom it concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. KENDAIL, a' citizen of the UnitedStates, residin at Newark, in the county of- Essex and tate of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in l-Iinges for Boxes and the like, of which tl' eIEOllQWlHg is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in boxes and like containers, the primary object of my invention being the revision of an improved form oi hinge particularly adapted or use in conx'iection with boxes made of light sheet metal having hinged covers, such boxes being commonly em loyed as vanity boxes.

ne of the chief objects of my invention consists in the simple form of huge which may be stamped -or otherwise formed from sheet metal and readily applied to the box and cover. i Another-object of my invention consists .7 in constructing a hinge of this character ance with this invention,

taken through the box and hinge;

,which will hold the cover closely to the box when the cover is closed and which wlll it the cover at right angles to the box'whcn swung to open position.

In this connection a still further obj eot of my invention consists in constructing a of such a type that the hinge is only to one of the twosmembers to be connetted, the remainder of the hinge operating in the other member.

through a slot formed a still further object this connectioii,

ofgimy vention consists in constructing a which is wholly or principally formed 'in a singlepiece.

ith these andfother objects in view, my invention will he more fully described, illustrated in the accompanging drawings, and titan specifically pointe out in the claims In t e drawings:

Fi re 1 is a erspective View of a box provided with a'hinge constructed in accordthe box being---in closed position;

Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view 3 is a new taken at ri ht an les to Fig.

a portion ofthe box emg roken Fig. 2,

Specification of Letters Patent.

to and form a part of.

body portion of the hinge is wardly through the slot of the Patented Aug. 14:, 1917.

Application filed November 2, 1916. Serial No.129 ,168.

away to show the manner of connecting the Corresponding and like parts are referred y to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

In order to insure a clear and accurate understanding of my invention, I have illustrated my improved hinge, indicated as a Whole by the numeral 10, in connection with a box 11. This box 11 includes a bottom 12 and an upstanding peripheral Wall '13 formed in spaced relation to its upper edge with an outstruck annular stop bead 14. The cover 15 is formed with a depending annular flange 16 adapted to engage about the upper portion of the wall of the box and in closed position to seat against the head 14.

The hinge 10 includes a substantiall rectangular shaped body of sheet metal provided at one end with a hinge bar or wire-17 of greater length than the width of such end of the plate and curved to conform to the inner curvature of the peripheral wall of the box. The opposite end portion of the body or plate of the hinge is formed with a plurality of V-shaped clefts-18 to define a plurality of anchoring prongs or. tongues 19. In applying the hinge, the periphpral wall of the box atthe head is formed with a slot 20 of sufiicient width for the passage of the body portion of the hinge and the peri heral flange qfthe cover is formed with s ots 21 for the passage of the tongues 19. The

assed outox to seat the locking bar 17 in the head, the locking tongues :19 are passedinwardly through the Slots'of the cover and sucktongues are then -10 end are inbent slightly, as shown at 26,

6 and 7.

ably, three tongues are provided, arranged in the manner shown in Fig. 3, and are bent so that one of the tongues is directed toward the others so that certain tongues will resist displacement of the hinge against strain in one direction, while certain other tongues will resist opposite strain.

As will be appreciated, by reference to Fig. 2, when the cover is closed, the body of the bin e is drawn upwardly so that the lockin ar or wire 17 engag s against the inner ace of the wall of the .box and serves to hold the cover closely in place. lVhen the cover is swung to open position, the free ends of this bar engage the 'wall of the box to support the cover at substantially right angles to the body.

.In Figs, 5, 6 and 7, I have illustrated a modified form of invention in which the box structure, being identical with that shown in Figs. 1 and 2, has its parts indicated by like numerals. In the form there shown, the

flange 16 of the cover is outprcssed to provide a substantially rectangular internal. seat'22 of such depth to be capable of stub ing the body portion of the hinge, indicated as a whole by the numeral This hinge is formed from single piece of sheet metal, being stamped out by any suitable die and its body portion provided with V-shaped clefts 24; defining locking tongues 25 which are passed outvs 'ardly through the flange of the box cover and bent over. as shown in. Fig. toQseeure the hinge to the cover. The free end of the hinge is bent inwardly at a slight angle to the bodyof the hinge and'ispassed inwardly through the slot 20 of the wall ofthe box. The corners of this free as to in no way interfere with the closing of the cover and that portion of the hinge pro jecting through the slot 20 is formed with a U-shaped cleft to provide a locking tongue 27 having its free end directed upwardly. When the hinge has been applied to the cover and box, the free end of this tongue sprung inwardly to the position shown in As shown in Fig. 6, the free end of this tongue 27 together with the body of the hingewedge the edge of the box wall. forming the upper portion of the slot 20 when the cover is closed so that all tendency for the hinge side of the cover to move away from the'box is prevented. Upon moving the cover to open it, the free end of the tongue 27 acts as a fulcrum against the inner face of the box wall to draw the adjacent portion of the hinge bodythrough the slot until the edge of the flange 16 engages against the wall of the'box body when further. movement of the cover will be prevented. At this pointathc cover occupies a po sition. :atsubstantially right angles to the box. Obviously, the locking bar or wire 17 may be in the form of a piece of wire soldered to the hinge body or it may be formed integrally with the hinge body.

Furthermore, it is obvious that the fornr of hinge first described may be formed as an integral part of the box cover flange, as clearly shown in Fig. 8 in connection with the box cover 29, the hinge proper being indicated by the numeral ill. Although I have illustrated and my improved hinge structures in all their details, it will be appreciated that I do not wish to be limited to the specific details of described construction illustrated and described, but

may fall within the scope ofthe appended claims.

Having thus deserihedthe invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. The combination with a container having a peripheral upstanding wall and a cover having a peripheral flange engaging about the wall, of a hinge plate secured to the flange of the cover and projecting through a slot in the wall the box, said hinge plate being substantially rectangular in shape and that portion within the box being formed with a substantially U-shaped cleft defining an upwardly directed tongue, said tongue being bent inwardly to preventwithdrawal of the hinge plate from the container.

'2. The combination with a container having a slot, of a cover, and a hinge member carried by the cover and projecting through the slot, said member within the slotbeing struck out within its margin to provide an inwardly and upwardly directed tongue to prevent its withdrawal from the container.

3. The combination with a container having an upstanding wall formed with a slot, and a cover having a flange engaging the wall, of a hinge member carried. by the flange and projecting through the slot, said hinge member being formed with a substum tially U-shaped cleft defining an upwardly directed tongue inbent to prevent withdrawal of the hinge member from the cork tainer.

4. The combination with a container hav ing an upstanding wall, and a cover has ing a flange engaging the wall. I a hinge plate pro ecting from the flange of the cover through a slot in the wall, said hinge plate being substantially rectangular in shape and having its free terminals inbcnt ei'ter inser tion t rough the slot, and an upwardly directed tongue struck out from the hinge plate andbentihwardly after such plate has been inserted through the slot.

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5. The" combination with a container havannular flange to engage about the wall, of el'lto pass through a slot formed in the wall a seat formed in the ange, ii hinge plateenof the container, and means carried by said 10 v gaging at one end in the seat and projecting projecting end engaging the wall of the conmm the flange, prongs struck out from the tainer to prevent withdrawal of the hinge 5 hinge plate and passed through the seat plate therefrom.

forming portion of the flange and bent over In testimony, whereof I afiix my signature.

secure the hinge Elate in the seat, the projeeting end of the inge plate being adapt- 'VVILLI'AM G. KENDALL. [n. 5. 

